Best use of Ultimate Rewards points [Consolidated]
Nov 14, 2015, 5:51 pm
#151
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: CLT
Programs: FT Member #8119 F & J Free Agent
Posts: 6,550
i was just able to get ~$0.07/pt on my reward points. I transferred 160k points to ua and booked this itinerary:
Iad-nrt - ua gf
nrt-syd - ca j
syd-iad - ua gf
i estimated $0.07/pt per point based on booking that itinerary with cash. It may be a little off but i'm still really happy with the result.
Iad-nrt - ua gf
nrt-syd - ca j
syd-iad - ua gf
i estimated $0.07/pt per point based on booking that itinerary with cash. It may be a little off but i'm still really happy with the result.
CA J - Business
UA GF - Global First
Nov 14, 2015, 6:18 pm
#152
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: USA
Posts: 13
I am just trying to avoid making the mistake of using 152k miles for a business class booking RT EWR and BKK again (different alliance though)!
Nov 14, 2015, 6:25 pm
#153
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,954
Having trouble following the arithmetic. To purchase an $835 ticket with points you would use only 66,800 and you would earn miles on the paid fare. Why is it better to use 95,000 for an award ticket?
Nov 14, 2015, 7:08 pm
#155
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: USA
Posts: 13
It was a typo...$2835 and the actual points are 80K with 15K left in the account.
Last edited by mia; Nov 14, 2015 at 7:41 pm Reason: Combine consecutive replies
Nov 15, 2015, 3:45 pm
#158
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Feeder Band Land (South FL)
Programs: seeking best cc sign-up & spend bonus offers
Posts: 865
seeking URP conversion advice
Have 42,766 URP ChaseInkBusn. Need to convert before 11/23/15
to avoid 2nd year annual fee. Seek conversion advice. @:-) @:-) @:-)
Am thinking to United to get to over 60Kmi & one-way
intl busn level...? My current pts & mi cache below.
Thanks in advance!!: ^ ^ ^
80,398 AAdvantage
427,473 AAdvantage -wife (mine)
162,110 BA Avios
~52,000 BA Avios wife (mine)
55,544 Lufthansa
40,517 Frontier (good to 9/2016)
55,507 Southwest
52K Southwest wife (mine)
35K+ Delta
18,239 United <----- ? ? ?
~50K USAirways --> AA wife (mine)
747 Hyatt
30,350 IHG
90,832 IHG wife (mine)
173,758 HiltonH (+51K)
20,323 HiltonH wife (mine) + 69K Hilton Amex wife (mine)
97,500 Club Carlson wife (mine)
15,851 MarriottRew (140K Madrid hotel)
3,415 MarriottRew (wife)
12,973 StarwoodPG -me (1:1 airline miles; 5K bonus/20K transfer)
30,001 StarwoodPG-1007 Rosie (mine) free transfer
47,000 Barclay Wyndham
47,000 Barclay Wyndham wife (mine)
to avoid 2nd year annual fee. Seek conversion advice. @:-) @:-) @:-)
Am thinking to United to get to over 60Kmi & one-way
intl busn level...? My current pts & mi cache below.
Thanks in advance!!: ^ ^ ^
80,398 AAdvantage
427,473 AAdvantage -wife (mine)
162,110 BA Avios
~52,000 BA Avios wife (mine)
55,544 Lufthansa
40,517 Frontier (good to 9/2016)
55,507 Southwest
52K Southwest wife (mine)
35K+ Delta
18,239 United <----- ? ? ?
~50K USAirways --> AA wife (mine)
747 Hyatt
30,350 IHG
90,832 IHG wife (mine)
173,758 HiltonH (+51K)
20,323 HiltonH wife (mine) + 69K Hilton Amex wife (mine)
97,500 Club Carlson wife (mine)
15,851 MarriottRew (140K Madrid hotel)
3,415 MarriottRew (wife)
12,973 StarwoodPG -me (1:1 airline miles; 5K bonus/20K transfer)
30,001 StarwoodPG-1007 Rosie (mine) free transfer
47,000 Barclay Wyndham
47,000 Barclay Wyndham wife (mine)
Nov 30, 2015, 12:29 pm
#161
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: YVR
Programs: AA
Posts: 3
Where to put the points?
Just canceled my CSP (no fee waiver). Have about 26k points (not that impressive) and curious if people have suggestions to get the most bang-for-my-buck.
I have AA and soon BA. Could just take the cash, but wanted to know if there were better options.
Thanks!
I have AA and soon BA. Could just take the cash, but wanted to know if there were better options.
Thanks!
Nov 30, 2015, 3:01 pm
#162
Join Date: Sep 2015
Programs: Paying student debt and traveling when i can
Posts: 312
google "best use of Chase Ultimate Points" 
lots of options! what are your travel patterns?
You can transfer to amtrak if you travel by train at all (not many ppl do). but starting at the end of jan those points will be worth about 0.028 cents each for short-travel (currently worth about 2c/pt for short travel, but could be much more valuable for long-term travel if you book before jan).
or transfer them to one of the many airline options. I like southwest for cheap travel, but UR points are 'only' worth 0.015 cents each when transferred to SW.
lots of options! what are your travel patterns?
You can transfer to amtrak if you travel by train at all (not many ppl do). but starting at the end of jan those points will be worth about 0.028 cents each for short-travel (currently worth about 2c/pt for short travel, but could be much more valuable for long-term travel if you book before jan).
or transfer them to one of the many airline options. I like southwest for cheap travel, but UR points are 'only' worth 0.015 cents each when transferred to SW.
Nov 30, 2015, 7:27 pm
#164
Moderator: Travel Buzz
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Sunny San Diego
Posts: 3,099
Hi PoorHD, welcome to Flyertalk.
We have a large, complex thread that you may find helpful in discussions on UR points. I'm going to merge this into the existing thread, found here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chase...solidated.html
We have a large, complex thread that you may find helpful in discussions on UR points. I'm going to merge this into the existing thread, found here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chase...solidated.html
Dec 8, 2015, 12:49 pm
#165
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 1
Best use of Ultimate Rewards Points
So I realize this is a "good" problem and also subjective, but I'm hoping for some suggestions. I have close to 300,000 Ultimate Rewards points and my wife and I also have about 60,000 miles eash in United Airlines accounts.
We are thinking about a first class trip to Asia or Austrailia. Should we stick to United Airlines or is there another airline that we should consider in terms of miles and/or ammenities. So for example how many more or less miles would another carrier potentially be - and if it's more, is it "worth" using the miles.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
One final question: We also have lots of miles on American -so, should we consider first class on American Airlines before the devaluation and how does American first class compare with that of United or one of the other airlines we could use with Ultimate Rewards transfer.
We are thinking about a first class trip to Asia or Austrailia. Should we stick to United Airlines or is there another airline that we should consider in terms of miles and/or ammenities. So for example how many more or less miles would another carrier potentially be - and if it's more, is it "worth" using the miles.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
One final question: We also have lots of miles on American -so, should we consider first class on American Airlines before the devaluation and how does American first class compare with that of United or one of the other airlines we could use with Ultimate Rewards transfer.